Examples

The three main examples show different levels of complexity. They run on the Linux desktop runtime with keyboard input, and the same projects can be exported for the 3DS family. Lua code in the examples is free to modify, reuse, and redistribute.

Hello — easy

The starting point. Loads a palette, scene, and character sprite; moves with arrow keys / D-pad; demonstrates wait, flips, and engine:spawn. Ideal for learning the coroutine model and basic sprite/scene calls.

./tangy examples/hello/main.lua

Pong — medium

A complete mini-game with scoring, AI opponent, and audio. Built with reused assets from the platformer (paddles, ball, digits, SFX, music) so you can see how the same art packs into a different game without starting from scratch.

./tangy examples/pong/main.lua

Platformer — expert

Showcases the entire feature set: menu splash, side-scroll physics, four-layer parallax, enemies, checkpoints, bounce pads, HUD, pause, OGG music and SFX, and richer Lua structure. Study this when you want to understand how a full Tangy game is put together.

./tangy examples/platformer/main.lua

Reusing example Lua

The Lua source in examples/ is free to modify, reuse, and redistribute. Keep the engine license in mind for the tools and runtime themselves — example scripts are yours to learn from and build on.